text_original: While the Lombards were; pressing into Italy and the Persians ravaging Asia Minor, JUSTINIAN 63 hordes of uncivilised barbarians came across the Danube and settled in the Balkan district. The earliest if these invaders were the Avars. Of the same race as :he Huns, they had moved westward from the high  ands of Central Asia, and appeared now in the lands lorth of the Danube.
text_transcription: WHILE THE LOMBARDS WERE PRESSING INTO ITALY AND THE PERSIANS RAVAGING ASIA MINOR HORDES OF UNCIVILIZED BARBARIANS CAME ACROSS THE DANUBE AND SETTLED IN THE BALKAN DISTRICT THE EARLIEST OF THESE INVADERS WERE THE AVARS OF THE SAME RACE AS THE HANS THEY HAD MOVED WESTWARD FROM THE HIGHLANDS OF CENTRAL ASIA AND APPEARED NOW IN THE LANDS NORTH OF THE DANUBE
phonemes: wˌaɪl ðə lˈɑːmbɑːɹdz wɜː; pɹˈɛsɪŋ ˌɪntʊ ˈɪɾəli ænd ðə pˈɜːʒənz ɹˈævɪdʒɪŋ ˈeɪʒə mˈaɪnɚ, dʒʌstˈɪniən sˈɪksti θɹˈiː hˈɔːɹdz ʌv ʌnsˈɪvəlˌaɪzd bɑːɹbˈɛɹiənz kˈeɪm əkɹˌɑːs ðə dˈænuːb ænd sˈɛɾəld ɪnðə bˈɔːlkən dˈɪstɹɪkt. ðɪ ˈɜːlɪɪst ɪf ðiːz ɪnvˈeɪdɚz wɜː ðɪ ˈævɑːɹz. ʌvðə sˈeɪm ɹˈeɪs æz :hiː hˈʌnz, ðeɪ hæd mˈuːvd wˈɛstwɚd fɹʌmðə hˈaɪ ˈændz ʌv sˈɛntɹəl ˈeɪʒə, ænd ɐpˈɪɹd nˈaʊ ɪnðə lˈændz lˈɔːɹθ ʌvðə dˈænuːb.